The Los Angeles Kings’ five-game victory over the New York Rangers in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final was just the fifth Cup final since 1994 to eclipse an average of 5 million TV viewers in the United States, according to NBC Sports Group.

This is why you can’t/shouldn’t get sick of me ranting about the Sabres, though!

We have gone and proven our worth and “fan hood,” even when our team is the worst team in the entire NHL…and the worst in Buffalo Sabres franchise history.

We support those who came and left a positive imprint on the team and community, which is exactly what Robyn Regehr did during his time in Buffalo.

We support those who have been, or are, a part of our family…that’s Jordan Nolan.

We support those who’ve given us everything, but couldn’t quite make the jump and needed a change of scenery to see their career blossom…that would be young defenseman Brayden McNabb…who Kings fans will become very happy with.

Most importantly, in my opinion anyways…we support our own, those who grew up with us and called/calls beautiful Upstate-NY their “home”…that would be the best captain in sports, Dustin Brown…the pride and joy of Ithaca, NY!

This is why we belong in the conversation for maybe not the title of “HockeyTown, USA,” but for the title of “HockeyRegion, USA”…or just, “Hockey Heaven, USA!”

Wow the 2nd and 3rd most viewed cups were ones philly played in. They don’t count south jersey in phillys ratings. Overall it’s good to see hockey is getting viewed more…especially in places where there isn’t a team